9 months

Ada is 9 months old! I can hardly believe it! She's learning new things so quickly these days. She is this close to crawling but can't quite figure out how to move with both knees on the ground so she kicks one foot out to the side. She definitely gets where she wants to go.

We had an absolutely wonderful time in Costa Rica to start off the month. I don't think any of us were ready to come back home when it was time. Ada adored her Tía Lala and Tío Paolo...and they adored her as well. We heard lots of "que linda" and "muñeca" wherever we went. Ada did great on the flights too. We left super early in the morning both on the way there and on the way back so it messed up her sleep a little but not too terribly.

Ada loved the ocean!

 

With Laura's parents and youngest brother

We visited a dairy farm.

Laura's grandma and Ada

Laura's grandpa and Ada

Ada's first day at her new daycare was the day after we returned from Costa Rica. She did great and loves it already (and so do we)! One of her classmates turned one a couple weeks ago and they had a pool party to celebrate. The teachers even took a picture of all the babies "sunbathing" under a palm tree. It was adorable! I saw photos from a tea party too but Ada wasn't there that day.

Auntie Natalie has visited a lot this month which has been great! Grandma and Grandpa Lenz also visited and we went out to eat with Brigitte. Plus, we traveled up to Cochrane for a long weekend for my 15 year high school class reunion.

Ada with Great-Grandma Rohrer

Ada has two teeth now and loves to eat. There aren't many foods she won't try. In Costa Rica, we discovered that she loves papaya! She likes music and will dance to pretty much any rhythm she hears, even the washing machine. She pulled herself up in her crib for the first time yesterday and loves standing with her walker. She still isn't a fan of having her nose or face wiped and cries when John or I leave the room. She hasn't been sleeping very well so we moved her into her own room last night. It's an adjustment for all of us but hopefully she'll be back to sleeping better soon!

Playing on the slide at the park

Standing with her walker

Standing in her crib